Alric Kuhn
Handsome K'lor'slug
Affiliation: Vanir Technologies
Manufacturer: Vanir Technologies
Model: VT Seedship
Modularity: Minor
Production: Unique(4)
Material: Durasteel, Titanium
Classification: Dedicated Carrier, Factory Ship
Length: 3000m
Width: 1700m
Height: 1200m
Armament:
- One Hundred Fifty Laser Cannons
- 10 Squadrons
- Advanced Sensor Array
- Encryption Network
- Escape Pods
- Holonet Transceiver
- Standard Shield Generator
- Standard Communications Array
- Standard Detention Cells
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Targeting Systems
- On Board Foundry
- On Board Factory
Speed Rating: 20
Hyperdrive Class: 2
Strengths:
Former:
Foundry: The first and foremost function of the Dark-Net Seedships is to act as a foundry and factory. Most of the ships internal systems are dedicated to the processing of raw materials and then the production of those raw materials into Dark-Net Buoy's. This is the ships primary function. This function is facilitated by a massive swarm of mining ships that exit the vessels hangars when the Seedship happens upon an asteroid field. The mining ships scatter out from the vessel, gathering raw ores and then returning to the ship itself. This Process takes some time, forcing the Seedship to linger within a system for several days. From there the raw ores are processed converted into durasteel and other raw materials are handed over to the factory section of the ship. Within the factory section the now raw materials are further processed and are eventually turned into Dark-net Buoy's. This is the primary function of these vessels, and as such a large part of the crew works entirely in the foundry and factory sections of these massive ships
Seedship: The secondary function of the Dark-Net Seedships, as their name implies, is as seedships for the Dark-Net. These massive vessels, once they have enough raw materials, travel through the galaxy to arrive at specifically pre-mapped points. At these pre-mapped points the Seedships carefully place a Dark-Net Buoy. It is through this method that the Dark-Net is then constructed, the Seedships traveling along a set path to set up the Dark-Net relays in perfect position to allow for fast communications. This is the reason the Seedships were built, as this method is faster and more efficient than individually playing the Dark-Net relays.
Seedship: The secondary function of the Dark-Net Seedships, as their name implies, is as seedships for the Dark-Net. These massive vessels, once they have enough raw materials, travel through the galaxy to arrive at specifically pre-mapped points. At these pre-mapped points the Seedships carefully place a Dark-Net Buoy. It is through this method that the Dark-Net is then constructed, the Seedships traveling along a set path to set up the Dark-Net relays in perfect position to allow for fast communications. This is the reason the Seedships were built, as this method is faster and more efficient than individually playing the Dark-Net relays.
Foundry: The first and foremost function of the Dark-Net Seedships is to act as a foundry and factory. Most of the ships internal systems are dedicated to the processing of raw materials and then the production of those raw materials into Dark-Net Buoy's. This is the ships primary function. This function is facilitated by a massive swarm of mining ships that exit the vessels hangars when the Seedship happens upon an asteroid field. The mining ships scatter out from the vessel, gathering raw ores and then returning to the ship itself. This Process takes some time, forcing the Seedship to linger within a system for several days. Eventually these raw materials are turned into whatever the Seedship produces.
Weaknesses:
Defenseless: Though the Seedships are massive vessels by todays standards, the ships themselves are incredibly under-armed for their size. The Seedships in total have only one hundred and fifty laser cannons placed throughout the vessels. This means that compared to a regular star destroyer, or even a cruiser, the Seedships are intensely under armed. The Seedships are not in any way designed for combat, the only real defense the vessels have is a large complement of fighters to protect against any pirate incursions. These Fighters are designed to act as a deterrent and time waster, while the enemy engages the Seedships spool up their hyperdrives and jump to safety.
Unarmored: Along with its lack of any real armament the Seedships have no real armoring or shielding. Compared to other vessels of its size a Seedship has zero to no armoring, its durasteel plating is thin and its shielding is sub-par. These vessels were not in any way designed for combat situations. While capable of taking a few hits from standard lasers or even turbolasers, anything more would cause serious damage to the vessels outer and maybe even inner hull. A Seedship is not designed as a fighting vessel and any standard sized fleet would find one of these vessels to be easy pickings.
Description:
The VT-Seedships were designed as part of a plan by Alric Kuhn to create a “new” Holo-Net.
Alric Kuhn realized early on that the creation of a new Holo-Net would be incredibly difficult, time consuming, labor intensive, and incredibly expensive. In order to curb some of these problems, Alric decided that he would create an autonomous system of vessels that would function independently and create the Dark-Net with little to no interference from outside forces.
These vessels, in theory, would speed the creation of the Dark-Net in a number of ways.
The first way would be simple production cost. Though the creation of the vessels was a massive expense, their service and function would more than make up for what they cost. Unlike in a standard relay building system, the Seedships took away the necessity of having a protection fleet, a normal production facility for the Relay Buoy's, and a map system so that no ships overlapped in placing the beacons. These cost cutting measure immediately made placing the Dark-Net Buoy's more efficient, speeding up the process of construction and ensuring everything went correct.
The second way in which these vessels were found useful was in the reduction of raw material costs. Since the Seedships were essentially giant foundries and factories the vessels could function independently. Instead of shipping huge amounts of ores and raw materials to a single factory, the Vessels themselves would do all of the processing of materials. They themselves would travel to asteroid fields and scrapyards to create the Buoy's they would be placing.
The factories located aboard the Seedships use processed materials from the ships foundries to construct Dark-Net Relay Buoy's. A significant portion of the ship is dedicated to the construction of the Bouy's with the vessel being capable of producing hundreds of these technological marvels within a a single galactic standard month.
The ships themselves were designed as a cost cutting measure to effectively place the Dark-Net relays in the correct locations.
Because of their massive size and huge proportions the vessel's were constructed by Vanir Technologies with input by ATC and the Primeval itself. Only four of these vessels could be constructed, their vast forms taking shape in several shipyards until they were eventually completed within the Kiris Asteroid Cluster. From there the ships were crewed by a number of species, from Chiss to Wookiees to Droids.
The vessels also hold a complement of Saeva Incorporated Soldiers, both for security purposes and potential anti-boarding measures.
All in all the Vanir Technologies Seedships are perhaps one of the most ambitious projects in the galaxy, mobile factories geared towards the creation of a new Communications network, dedicated only to the completion of this task.
Now that the completion of the Dark-Net had come about, the VT-Seedships have been converted into a more grand purpose. All four Seedships are now massive foundries, producing whatever Vanir Technologies requires it.
Development Thread:
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/64125-whispers-in-the-dark
Intent: To create a set of four factory ships.
Who Can Use This: Me, I can.
Primary Source: N/A
